Ambroxol: Indication, Dosage, Side Effect, Precaution

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Dosage/Direction for Use Administration Special Precautions Adverse Reactions Drug Interactions Action Storage CIMS Class ATC Classification

This information is not country-specific. Please refer to the India prescribing information.

Generic Medicine Info

Administration

Should be taken with food.

Special Precautions

Patient with stomach or duodenal ulcers, ciliary dyskinesia, and bronchial conditions. Renal and hepatic impairment. Children. Pregnancy and lactation.

Adverse Reactions

Significant: Rarely, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), erythema multiforme. Gastrointestinal disorders: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, dyspepsia, dry mouth or throat, abdominal pain, heartburn, oral or pharyngeal hypoaesthesia, dysgeusia.
Potentially Fatal: Rarely, anaphylactic reactions (e.g. anaphylactic shock, angioedema, rash, urticaria, pruritus).

Drug Interactions

May increase the concentrations of antibiotics (e.g. cefuroxime, doxycycline, erythromycin, amoxicillin) in the lung tissue.

CIMS Class

Cough & Cold Preparations

ATC Classification

R02AD05 - ambroxol ; Belongs to the class of local anesthetics used in throat preparations.
R05CB06 - ambroxol ; Belongs to the class of mucolytics. Used in the treatment of wet cough.

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